Most people think of airline travel when they hear “travel toiletries”, yet many of these pocket-sized conveniences are just as at home in your purse as in a suitcase! Miniature versions of our favorite cosmetic and hygiene products have become increasingly popular given the new TSA guidelines for flying with…
Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes
Food safety is something that every cook needs to take seriously. With 81 million cases of food-borne sickness occurring every year in the United States, it’s important to understand how food poisoning can be prevented. Thankfully, most people who get sick as a result of contaminated food recover quickly and…
Loving or controlling? There’s a very thin line between the two for some couples in which one partner is manipulative. It’s fairly obvious when one partner is physically abusive in order to get what he or she wants. The use of violence is a powerful incentive for getting someone to…
With the advent of new technology and more ways to share your life on social media than ever, it’s inevitable that those images, messages and emails can be shared with anyone and everyone in your circles. That’s a good thing when you need to circulate important information or just reconnect…
You probably wouldn’t eat food past its expiration date, so why put expired makeup on your lips and the rest of your face? It may surprise you, but just like food, makeup has expiration dates. The trick is to know how quickly your products expire and to keep track of…
When you first start having sex, you may look for ways to avoid pregnancy. But for many people who are ready to have children, getting pregnant is much more difficult than they expected. It seems easy enough – have sex, get pregnant. After all, the teen pregnancy rate is skyrocketing!…
Cholesterol is one of the most familiar medical words today. Everyone knows “something” about it, but mostly cholesterol is associated in our mind with something “bad” and “unwanted” that happens to old and overweight people. The facts show that about 20 percent of the U.S. population has high blood cholesterol…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
In our struggling economy, with rising food prices, making healthy choices at the grocery store is a challenging, but attainable goal. Even on a tight budget you can stock your cupboards and refrigerator with fresh, nutrient-dense foods. There are a few simple tricks that will help you make nutritional, affordable…
Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes
It’s possible to cook for a party — or last-miute guests — without spending all day prepping your food. These low-maintenance yet decadent appetizers can be prepped the day before, so you’ll just have a few last-minute additions, and voila, ready to go! These appetizers speak for themselves, and believe…
Ah, there’s nothing quite like the smell of fall. The air is cool. The leaves are crisp. And Starbucks has brought back its pumpkin spice latte. Everything is exactly as it should be, except you’ve yet to stock up on our favorite new fall fragrances. For starters, you’ll want to…